Vending machine



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e iaims: (cum-e51 A pointed cam 50 on the shaft 46 presses against thecam follower 52 mounted on the spring 54, which in turn is supported onthe shaft 30. This combination comprises a two-position indexingmechanism between the link 42 and 44, to hold them semi-rigid in theextended position of Fig. 2, or to hold and facilitate their return tothe cooked position shown in dashed lines in Fig. 1. A separable crossbar 45 between the outer ends of links 44, 44, carries paper-engagingmeans, such as pins 41, which impale the papers or magazines beingdispensed, and permit them to be lifted up- 1 ward to hurdle lip I4 andto briefly accelerate the downward travel of such newspapers into theThe ends of bar 45 operate as cam followers with.

relation to the camming surface 60 mounted rigid with the casing I4.The-bar ends press against surface 60 causing-the links 42 and 44tobeextended from the cooked position to the substantially straight, oraligned-position. I consider the links 42 and 44 as comprising anarticulated arm having a mid-joint and including a two-positionindexing, means .to establish either a cooked or extended position.

v Metiiod'of operation When afcustomer places a coin in a latchingposition of the coin slide3B'so that pressure applied'to the slider 36can apply, in turn, pressure upon the link 34, the shaft 34, asit'appears inFig. 1, is caused to rotate in a clockwise direction aboutits axis and to cause link 42 to swing downward.. Because of :theengagement of the ends of bar 45 with the camming surface .60, the links42 and 44 will be urged into substantial alignment and cooking action ofthe indexing mechanism, comprising cam 50 and follower 52, will beovercome. The cam 50 is turned relative the follower,

and then snaps to hold the articulated 'arm inthe position. of Fig.2.The coin will fallout of the slide 38 into the hopper 44.

Next, the customer pulls back'on the slider 36,

causing shaft and arm 42, 44 to turn in a counterclockwise direction.Undersuch circumstances, bar 'swings upward'and the paper-engaging pins41 impale themselves in the first copy of the newspaper grouprestingupon shelf l2, and tend to lift the same. As the first copy is raisedabove the edgeof lip I4, the presser plate |6, operated by the springIB; urges the following group of papers forward' Such action appliespressure on the bar 45 and links '44, 44. Since the links 42 continue intheir counter-clockwise movement, and since additional weight will beapplied to the bar 45 and the pins 41, the restraining action of cam andfollower 52 is overcome. In due course, the links 42 and 44'cock-t'o thesolid-line position of Fig. 1. This action is rapid and of asnap-retracting nature; It tends to snap the pins 41 out of the paper,and at the sametime to apply a slight downward directing pressureagainst the impaled paper, so that it will be forcefully directed towardthe'c hute between walls22 and 24. Since chamber 10, which houses thedispensing mechanism is smaller than the chamber 12, in which the papersare positioned when thedispensed copy hurdles the stop l4, its ends comeagainst wall faces 14 that merge with wall 24 therebelo'w. The coinslide is again in position to receive a coin. The paper falls downagainstfthe 4 stop 26 at the bottom end of the paper chute, where it canbe easily grasped by a purchaser.

While I have shown and described particular embodiments of my invention,it will occur to those skilled in the art that various changes andmodifications may be made without departing from the invention, and I,therefore, aim in the appended claims to cover all such changes andmodifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of myinvention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a vending machine for newspapers and the like, wherein the papersare positioned erect in juxtaposition with the fold downward, and areurged toward a stop active upon the lower folded edges, and over whichthe newspaper must be caused to hurdle: a pivot shaft in front andparallel to said papers, an articulated arm rigid on said shaft anddirected generally toward said papers and comprising a pair of links,paper-engaging means carried by said arm, a two-position indexingmechanism between said links, lever means to rotate said shaft and swingsaid arm when the links are in substantial alignment toward said papersand upward, the forward urgence on said papers serving to operate theindexing mechanism to break the articulated arm, means to move the armdownward, and guide means to substantially realign said links and toreversibly operate the indexing mechanism.

2. In avending machine for newspapers and the like, wherein the papersare positioned erect in juxtaposition with the fold downward, and areurged toward a stop active upon the lower folded edges, and over whichthe newspaper must be caused to hurdle: an articulated arm mounted infrontof said papers to swing and comprising a pair of links,paper-impaling means carried by said arm, a two-position indexingmechanism between said links, means to swing said arm when the links arein substantial alignment toward said papers-and upward, the forwardurgence on said papers serving to operate the indexing mechanism tobreak the articulated arm, means to move the arm downward, and guidemeans to substantially realign said links and to reversibly operate theindexing mechanism.

3. In a vending machine for newspapers and the like, wherein the papersare positioned erect in juxtaposition with the fold downward, and areurged toward a stop active upon the lower folded edges, and over whichthe newspaper must be caused to hurdle: an articulated arm mounted infront of said papers to swing and comprising a pair of links, paperengaging means carried by said arm, a two-position resilientcam-and-follower indexing mechanism between said links. means to swingsaid arm when the links are in substantial alignment toward said papersand upward, the forward urgence on said papers serving to operate theindexing mechanism to break the articulated arm, means to move the armdownward, and guide means to substantially realign said links and toreversibly operate the indexing mechanism.

4. In a vending machine for newspapers and the like, wherein the papersare positioned erect in juxtaposition with the fold downward, and areurged toward a stop active upon the lower folded edges, and over whichthe newspaper must be caused to hurdle: an articulated arm mounted,

in front of said papers to swing and com rising a pair of links,paper-engaging means carried by said arm, a two-position indexingmechanism between said links, means to swing said arm when 5 ,the linksare in substantial alignment toward said REFERENCES CITED papers andupward the forward urgence on Sam The following references are of recordin the papers serving to operate the indexing mechanism to break thearticulated arm, means to me of this patent move the arm downward, andguide means to 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS substantially realign said linksand to reversibly Number Name Date op r te the index mechanism. 963,245Parkhurst July 5 1910 FRANK A. WAGNER.

